Teaching Dad To Dance by Ausdance Victoria

Teaching Dad to Dance (TD2D) is a program where primary school students become teachers and leaders. The program provides students with critical, artistically engaging and collaborative opportunities in enjoyable, supportive environments. Through TD2D students and adults will bond, break a sweat, and feel empowered and excited about dance.

Teaching Dad to Dance takes place in classrooms and digital environments. It is designed to be delivered as either an 'On-Call' and/or 'Residency' engagement.As an On-Call workshop, students will learn two short dances of their choice. They will then learn how to break down the dance routines and tools to teach others the dance. A pre-workshop Reflective Writing exercise will be conducted with the students, either by Ausdance Victoria at the start of the workshop, or with guidance from their teacher prior to the program.With permission from the students' parent/legal guardian, the students will video record themselves teaching a parent, preferably Dad, how to dance. Videos will be submitted to Ausdance Victoria directly or through the school, and a Teaching Dad to Dance mash-up video will be created for the school.

If Dads are not available other options can include: Mum, or an uncle, a big brother, a teacher, or the school's Principal). We encourage facial hair (fake or real).

Video mash up is optional. It will compliment the outcome of the program but is not essential.